Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Yarn Allows for Execution of Malicious Commands

Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in Yarn Allows for Execution of Malicious Commands

CVE-2021-4435 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An untrusted search path vulnerability was found in Yarn. When a victim runs certain Yarn commands in a directory with attacker-controlled content, malicious commands could be executed in unexpected ways.

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